Purslane
Purslane, Little Hogweed
Portulaca oleracea L.
Portulacaceae (Rose Moss Family)

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Purslane
- low-growing, spreading summer annual weed in the Portulacacae (Purslane Family) with fleshy oval leaves and fleshy stems
- grows 3-4" tall, spreads 8-18" per plant
- produces yellow flowers
- found in cultivated agronomic and horticultural crops, waste areas
- control
- pre-emergent herbicides, cultivation, shading